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I IRON. No. 345,135. Patented July 6, 1886.

WITNESSES: I

QZ/ZUW g flMa/( BY ATTORNEYS UNITED STATES CHARLES E. HAUOK, OFPITTSBURG,

PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF TO SAMUEL G. BROWN, OF SAME PLACE.

FLAT- IRON.

EiPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 345,135, dated July 6,1886.

(No model.)

T at whom it may concern:

Be it known. that I, CHARLES E. IIAUOK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inFlat-Irons; and I do hereby declare-the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

This invention has relation to flat-irons, and has for its object toprovide a fiat-iron with a detachable handle.

This invention consists in the construction, combination, andarrangement of parts, here inafter more fully described and specificallyclaimed.

- proved flat-iron, A represents the body of the iron proper, which isof cast metal of the usual and well-known shape of artirles of thatclass. Upon the upper side of this casting are formed or east integraltherewith two lugs or projections, B 0, one at or near the point and theother at or near the rear end of said iron. The lug B, at the rear end,has two shoulders, I) b, on a parallel line with the rear of the iron,while the lug O has two shoulders, c c, at right angles to the shouldersb b on the lug B.

The lug B is formed above the top of the iron, while the lug O is in adepression or mortise, D, so that the top of said lug will be on orabout the line of the top of the iron.

The handle consists of the plate F, of the same shape as the body of theiron, and has lugs or projectionsff, cast or otherwise made or fastenedthereon. To these lugs are attached the arms 9 9, between which thehandpiece H, which is preferably made of wood or other non-conductingmaterial, is fastened by screws or rivets I), passing through the arms 9g and into the ends of the hand-piece. The arms 9 9 may either have thecurvature shown in the drawings or they may be perfectly upright.

To the lug f is pivoted the lever I, having on its upper end the buttonor thnmbpiece z, and on its lower end the hook or L-shaped projection m,which, when the plate F is in position on the top of the iron A, willhook under one of the shoulders on the lug O. This lever I is pivoted tothe lug f or arm 9 by a screw or rivet passing through a hole in saidlever and securely fastened into said lug, or so that the lever can berocked or turned 011 said pivot. The lower end of the lever I passesthrough a slot in the plate F and enters the mortise or recess D in theiron. At the rear of the plate F is provided a slot, j, through whichpasses the lug B, its shoulders I) I) resting on the top of the plate F.i

The plate F may, if deemed advisable, be provided with a flange on itstwo sides, and the iron A be provided with a corresponding depression,so that when the plate is in position on the iron it will be held morefirmly in position.

The operation of the device is as follows: The plate F is placed inposition on the top of the iron A, the lug B passing into the slot j,and the shoulders on said lug resting on the plate F, the lever I beingturned on one side 'to permit the point thereof to pass the lug O.

The plate F is then firmly pressed into position on the iron A, and thelever I, being returned to its vertical position, the hooked end thereofcatches under the shoulder on the lug O and retains the plate inposition.

\Vhile I have described the slot D as being at the rear of the plate Fand the lever I at the front thereof, 1 do not confine myself to thisspecific construction, as I may reverse the position of the lever andslot without altering my invention.

What I claim as new is In a flat-iron, the combination, with the bodyhaving shouldered lugs and a recess on its upper surface, of a handleconsisting of a hand-piece and arms g g, carrying the plate F, havingslot j, one of said arms being provided with a rocking lever having ahooked end, whereby said handle and body are attached together,substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this5th day of February, 1886.

CHARLES E. HAUGK.

Witnesses:

, JOHN F. AToHEsoN,

A. A. MOORE.

